Dsilver668
Senior Heliman
Location: Sunnyvale CA
| I hate a thief.Dude that stinks.. For some reason I don't think a pro would steal a Heli. They cost a lot, and there isn't really a place they could sell it. Stupid kids on the other had would. Then they would try and pawn it off, or god forbid take it down to the local school and try to fly it. With any luck your insurence will cover it, and better yet maybe it will turn up in a pawn shop, and they can catch the guy.
Ok now the hot topic.. GUNS...
I have owned guns in the past, and served in the military. I lived in Israel for 7 years. There we all carried guns. Despite the news we don't live in bomb shelters. Ok so some nut blows himself up every now and again, but we go about our daily lives. Just because 7 or 8 people a day die from violent crime in New York doesn't mean people stay home. What I can say is that petty crime like theft or robbery hardly ever happens there. You wouldn't rob a seven eleven if the shop owner and three shoppers had M 16s straped to their sholders. I am not saying that guns stop crime, but in many cases, like rouge bears in Alaska, they have their place. I think most of us are law abiding citizens, and owning and safely using fire arms would not impact us as a whole.
And now a word on PARENTING...
I do agree there is a problem with parenting in the US. I am not sure that a conservative movement is the right answer. I think to many parents want somone else to raise their kids, and not them. We are so up tight about abuse, that parents are afraid to discapline their children. Hiting is not the answer, but parents have lost their ability to parent, out of fear. After living abroad, including some time in the UK, outside the US there is a strong sence of family. Parents, grand parents, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins are all very close. it might be due to the geographic dispersion in the US, but the sence of family is much stronger in other parts of the world.
My wife's younger sister was wondering about birth control. She is 16, and ok I am sure there are lots of opinions on this, but I only using this as an example of how family works. She didn't feel comfortable about talking about that kind of "stuff" with mom so she talked to her cousin who got her sorted with the doctor, and of course talked to her about being safe etc.. Her cousin then let mom know what she did and said not to tell her.
Well my mother in law was fine with that, and eventually it got out in the open, and my sister in law was happy, but the important thing was there was that support structure from the same family with the same set of priciples to guide her. That is what we are missing in the US.
I work very hard, and sometimes long hours, and weekends. I do make the effort to try and spend quality time with my kids. I took my daughter to her first hockey game the other night. She had so much fun, and it was just me and her together. Those are things the will stay with us both.
Ok I will get off my political soap box now...
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